Ayreon – The Gift (Guitar)

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Em [ Teacher ]
Em                                Em
  I’m glad you could meet me, I’m here about your son.

     Am                           Am
I’ve never seen a mind like his, especially so young.

C
  He’s got a gift for numbers, never known before.

Bm
  An outstanding genius, who shouldn’t be ignored.
[ Father ]
    Em
You must be mistaken, he’s useless and he’s weak.

  Am                         C       A      Am
I see no sign of genius, the boy can hardly speak.

Bm                                 B
  He just sits there lifeless, for hours at a time.

C                         G    D                 E
No expression on his face, his eyes staring into space!
[ Bridge ] E C F# F E F# F B E C F# A E F#m Db C B [ Teacher ]
G                       E
How can you, be so heartless?

                     Em                  C
There must be so much  more, that we can do.
[ Father ]
C              A
Who are you to judge me?

C              Am                    B
You don’t even know, what we’ve been through!
[ Teacher ]
B             E         B
Just give him more attention.

                                               C
You’ll see there’s more to him, than meets the eye.
[ Father ]
C
Fine, I’ll try to help the child,

D                        E
Better not be wasting my time!
[ Coda ] E C F# F E F# F B E C F# A E F#m Db C B E C F# A E F# F E B